Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel 10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir parameter in dohtaccess.html, or the (2) file parameter in (a) editit.html or (b) showfile.html.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- cPanel 10.x - 'dohtaccess.html?dir' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-28413 · webapps · Aug 21, 2006 · verified
- cPanel 10.x - 'editit.html?File' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-28414 · webapps · Aug 21, 2006 · verified
- cPanel 10.x - 'showfile.html?File' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-28415 · webapps · Aug 21, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- cpanel-dohtaccess-xss(28447) vdb-entry
- 28043 vdb-entry
- 19624 vdb-entry
- 21592 third-party-advisory
- 20060816 Multiple xxs cPanel 10 mailing-list
- 28041 vdb-entry
- 1442 third-party-advisory
- 28042 vdb-entry